Tuesday morning Jackson proposed a new initiative urging the Board to allow a public referendum to determine whether to legalize same-sex marriage in the District.

"Defining marriage between a man and a woman as the only valid recognized marriage in the District," reads the first line of the initiative.

The Washington Post reports, "Peter Rosenstein, president of the Campaign for All D.C. Families, believes that Jackson won't prevail in his efforts: 'It is our belief that once again Bishop Jackson will find that the laws of D.C. protect minorities from discrimination of the sort that he and his followers would like to inflict. I hope that when this initiative is ruled out of order that the bishop will then return to Maryland and leave the people of the District alone so that they may continue to celebrate the diversity that has made our city great.'"

Seriously, Jackson is like a gnat that won't go away. Yesterday, a new interview with the bishop was posted. In it, he implores voters in other states to pressure Congress to put the kibosh on any efforts to bring marriage equality to the District. Not surprising. Since he himself is not a resident of D.C., why not?

"Let me share with you, one of the unique dynamics of DC that makes your prayer, your involvement, your writing your Congressman so very important: Currently, every law that is passed in DC has got to be approved by the Congress. In other words, DC does not really have 'home rule.' Once they pass a law, that law has 30 days in which Congress, in its legislative sessions can decide that the city should not take the measure that they have taken. So, right now, we have the opportunity to block same-sex marriage reciprocity. We have an opportunity to block the rise of an overt same-sex marriage law by having your Congressman say, 'Not on my watch.' And tell them, the people must decide... We can turn this thing around by signatures for a referendum. And we can say yes to marriage, no to same-sex reciprocity, no to the land becoming a modern Sodom and Gomorrah, because you've reached out and responded to your Congressman.... What happens in DC, doesn't stay in DC."

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"All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression."

- Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the most influential Founding Fathers.